Mucocele of the glands of Blandin-Nuhn after lingual frenectomy.

Abstract

Mucoceles are the most common lesions of the minor salivary glands and typically appear as a fluctuant, bluish, nontender, submucosal swelling with a normal overlying mucosa. Mucoceles of the glands of Blandin-Nuhn (in the anterior portion of the ventral surface of the tongue) have been considered to be uncommon. This article reports an unusual case of a large extravasation mucocele involving the ventral surface of the tongue, which appeared after a lingual frenectomy.

• Authors: Thiago de Santana Santos, Paulo Ricardo Saquete Martins Filho, Marta Rabello Piva, Frederick Khalil Karam
• Journal: The Journal of craniofacial surgery (J Craniofac Surg) Vol. 23 Issue 6 Pg. e657-8 (Nov 2012) ISSN: 1536-3732 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23172517 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Lingual Frenum (surgery)
• Male
• Mucocele (diagnosis, surgery)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, surgery)
• Salivary Glands, Minor (pathology, surgery)